Shoemakers´ Festival in Pirmasens

For more than 200 years Pirmasens has been the hometown of footwear and manufacturing of footwear. Over 100 shoe factories were once located there. Even today, many shoe stores invite people to shop and stroll around. The Shoemaker´s Festival, the so-called Schlabbeflicker Festival in Palatinate dialect, is a great opportunity to combine the visit to Pirmasens with shopping. The event offers worth seeing art performances, join-in activities and live music on three spots in the town center. Numerous bands, duos, soloists, DJs and a dancing group will put the visitors into the right mood. A children´s entertainment program including face painting, bouncy castle, handicraft work etc. is offered along Bahnhofstrasse. A fireworks display takes place on Saturday at 10:45 p.m. The official opening is on Friday at 7.30 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday the festival starts already at 11 a.m. Stores open for Sunday shopping from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. The shoe museum can be visited from Tuesday through Sunday from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.